Destiny Is the 2nd Best-Selling FPS Franchise in the U.S. Since Its Debut in 2014

It’s not surprising that Bungie’s Destiny series has done well. After all, the team behind Halo has tremendous clout and, when combined with the series’ marketing and positive critical reception, it’s easy to see why Destiny has been such a commercial success. But how successful is Destiny? In the United States, it’s the second best-selling first-person shooter franchise since 2014, trailing only the Call of Duty series. This is an enormous feat for Bungie.

Destiny 2: Shadowkeep launches tomorrow. Since its debut in Sept ’14, Destiny is the #2 best-selling FPS franchise in U.S. dollar sales, trailing only Call of Duty. Destiny is also the 7th overall best-selling franchise in tracked sales in that period. Source: The NPD Group pic.twitter.com/z66MccNp0G

Destiny is also the seventh best-selling franchise in the U.S. overall since 2014, according to Mat Piscatella of the NPD group.

Now that Bungie is independent, it’ll be interesting to see how Destiny evolves, and how it performs in terms of sales going forward. Bungie has already confirmed that it’s planning to develop other franchises aside from Destiny, as well, targeting at least a 2025 release window for a new IP. Even with all the hurdles over the past years, Bungie’s future looks bright.

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